Scrap Metal News
Recycling industry news and updates from global markets
September 01,2026 04:00 AM
The American steel producer Nucor has once again raised the spot price (CSP) for hot-rolled coils by $5 per short tonne compared with the previous week. This is stated in the company’s letter to customers…
August 31,2026 05:00 AM
ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s largest steel producers, is raising prices for long products (bar steel, reinforcing bars and wire rod) by a further €20/t. This is the second increase following a €25/t…
August 28,2026 05:00 AM
Retail stocks of the five major carbon steel items held by the Chinese traders that Mysteel regularly checks were largely unchanged on week during August 21-27, according to the results of Mysteel's latest…
August 27,2026 04:00 AM
China's steel prices are expected to stay rangebound in the near term, as expectations for a seasonal demand recovery in autumn and cost-side support may provide upward impetus, according to the latest…
August 25,2026 04:00 AM
Indian steel companies are set to maintain their operating profitability for the 2027 financial year at 10,500–11,000 rupees ($110–115.5) per tonne, despite rising production costs. This is reported by…
August 24,2026 05:00 AM
Africa produced 2.0 Mt in July 2026, up 6.1% on July 2025. Asia and Oceania produced 109.4 Mt, down 1.2%. The EU (27) produced 10.5 Mt, up 3.8%. Europe, Other produced 3.7 Mt, up 5.8%. The Middle East…
August 21,2026 07:00 AM
Crude steel production among China's top 10 steelmaking provinces and autonomous regions declined by 2.7% on year to 416.84 million tonnes over January-July, according to the latest data from the National…
August 20,2026 06:00 AM
China's rebar output totaled 100.93 million tonnes during January-July this year, posting an on-year decline of 11.2% on year, according to the latest release from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)…
August 18,2026 12:00 PM
Daily crude steel output among the member mills of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) rebounded moderately during August 1-10, with the tonnage rising by 5.8% or 109,000 tonnes/day from last…
August 18,2026 05:00 AM
China's export prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) had edged down further during the week of August 10-14, with Mysteel assessing the export price of SS400 3mm commercial-grade HRC at North China's Tianjin…
August 14,2026 07:00 AM
Chinese steel mills need to adopt more systematic measures to secure their raw materials supplies, given the sector's persistently heavy reliance on resources from overseas markets, according to a recent…
August 10,2026 06:00 AM
The fall in prices on the global scrap metal market, which began in June, continued in July. Depending on the region, the decline ranged from 2.5–8%, or $10–30 per tonne. The sharpest fall was recorded…